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Friday, February 26, 2010
The Book Collector Who Collects One Book
Bill Ewald, a book collector, has 700 copies of the same book - Two Years Before the Mast. Fox40 News, in Sacramento,
asks why
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Jonathan S.
Seattle, Washington, United States
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Going Mutant: The Bat Boy Exposed
Home Brew Wind Power
Mountain Man Dance Moves: The McSweeney's Book of Lists
My Funny Valentine: America's Most Hilarious Writers Take On Love, Romance, and Other Complications
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